ngaligkig
ngaligkíg with stress marks
shivering from cold
Usage Note
Ngaligkig is a vivid, expressive word for the involuntary trembling of the body from cold or, by extension, extreme fear or excitement. Its sound is widely felt to echo the chattering and shaking it describes, giving it a naturally onomatopoeic quality in colloquial speech.
Examples
" Ngaligkig ako sa lamig. "
Natural Translation
I am shivering from the cold.
Literal Translation
Shivering I to cold.
" Naramdaman ko ang ngaligkig sa aking katawan dahil sa sobrang lamig. "
Natural Translation
I felt shivering in my body because of the extreme cold.
Literal Translation
Felt I the shivering in my body because to extreme cold.
" Habang umuulan nang malakas at humahangin, hindi mapigilan ang ngaligkig ng buong katawan ng mga batang basang-basa. "
Natural Translation
While it was raining hard and the wind was blowing, the soaking-wet children could not stop their whole bodies from shivering.
Literal Translation
While raining while strong and windy, not can-be-stopped the shivering of whole body of plural child soaking-wet.
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